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Blogs
March 30, 2012
Wocka Gabba Doo! Red Hot Chili Peppers' Top Five Completely Ridiculous Lyrics
Remember when the Red Hot Chili Peppers would run around with socks precariously covering their penises? That signature on-stage antic resonated so much with the alternative rock audience -- and eventually wider popular culture -- because it was the closest the Peps had ever come to expressing th ... More >>
Music
March 29, 2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers at BankAtlantic Center April 2
Remember when the Red Hot Chili Peppers would run around with socks precariously covering their penises? That signature on-stage antic resonated so much with the alternative rock audience -- and eventually wider popular culture -- because it was the closest the Peps had ever come to expressing th ... More >>
News
December 29, 2011
Mavericks charter schools don't live up to big promises
Remember when the Red Hot Chili Peppers would run around with socks precariously covering their penises? That signature on-stage antic resonated so much with the alternative rock audience -- and eventually wider popular culture -- because it was the closest the Peps had ever come to expressing th ... More >>
News
December 22, 2011
Miami's top news stories of 2011
Dude, where's my city? Miami wakes up with a pounding headache.
Blogs
December 12, 2011
Best Albums of 2011: The Black Keys' El Camino
Whether or not the Black Keys' seventh studio album is the Akron, Ohio group's finest, El Camino is undeniably one of the better records of 2011. In a year when folk music seemed to dominate the indie scene, the Black Keys' singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney upped their bl ... More >>
Blogs
November 21, 2011
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade Embark on "Homecoming Tour"
The Heat's LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are about to embark on a "homecoming tour" of charity games with several other NBA stars. Unfortunately for us, "homecoming" does not mean another charity game in Florida. Instead, the four-city tour will include James's and Wade's actual hometowns of Akron ... More >>
News
November 3, 2011
Scott Raab's anti-LeBron James book draws a load of hate mail
The Heat's LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are about to embark on a "homecoming tour" of charity games with several other NBA stars. Unfortunately for us, "homecoming" does not mean another charity game in Florida. Instead, the four-city tour will include James's and Wade's actual hometowns of Akron ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2011
LeBron-Hater Scott Raab's South Florida Mail: "I Hope Your Child Gets Cancer of the Eyes"
And they say Miami Heat fans are apathetic. Pshaw! OK, so they might not go to games, even if it's pretty easy to get good tickets for $30 with a free pizza and Coke. But when some high-falutin' author calls them "cretins," they will email said author to wish that his child suffers a very specifi ... More >>
Blogs
October 18, 2011
The Whore of Akron Includes LeBron's Penis, Drugs, Disses at City of Miami
Remember Scott Raab? The lifetime Cleveland sports fan who set out to chronicle LeBron James' first season for Esquire only to get banned from American Airlines Arena by the Heat for calling the star "the whore of Akron"? Well, he's been busy at work penning a book entitled, obviously, The Whore ... More >>
Blogs
October 11, 2011
LeBron James Has an NFL Career on His Mind
Is LeBron James thinking of pulling a Michael Jordan? Well, we all know he wants to win six rings, but we're talking about another career move echoing Jordan. As in temporarily quitting basketball to pursuit a career in another sport. With the cancellation of the first two weeks of the NBA offici ... More >>
Blogs
September 19, 2011
Could FIU Football Go Undefeated This Season?
Florida's two best Division I FBS teams outside the big six conferences (or what's left of them -- sorry, USF) entered FIU Stadium undefeated this past Saturday. Only one left with a perfect record. The Golden Panthers engineered a mild 17-10 upset over UCF and remained hot after last w ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2011
Happy First Anniversary, LeBron, but We Might Need Some Marriage Counseling
Happy first anniversary, LeBron James! It was exactly one year ago today when you got down on one knee sat on one seriously uncomfortable-looking wooden chair and announced before God and the entire ESPN-watching world your intention to enter an unholy union with Miami and our professional b ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2011
Watch the Premiere Episode of LeBron James' Cartoon Show
It's been a busy few days for LeBron James: he became a minority owner of one of the biggest soccer team in the world, his mom got arrested, he lost to the Bucks last night, and now the premiere episode of his animated YouTube series, The LeBrons, has hit the web. Check out the show, and it's pos ... More >>
Blogs
January 18, 2011
LeBron James to Launch Kids Cartoon Show
We all know LeBron James makes for good television, but can he actually make good television? We'll find out this Spring when the Heat star launches his own online animated show for kids on YouTube and his own website. Titled The LeBrons, the series will feature cartoon versions of LeBron and the ... More >>
Blogs
December 2, 2010
LeBron James Drops 38 on the Cavs in Heavily Anticipated Homecoming
Cleveland fans booed mercilessly. They held up signs that read "Quitness" and "Liar Baby Jerk." ESPN's Bill Simmons said LeBron James and the Heat just wouldn't be ready for the heavy doses of venom they would receive from the Cavaliers fans. It was going to be an ugly, raucous atmosphere that the H ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2010
The Miami Heat Ban Esquire Writer Scott Raab for Calling LeBron "The Whore of Akron"
The Miami Heat continue to take pages right out of the Hugo Chavez playbook when it comes to working with members of the press. If you write anything the organization doesn't particularly like you're pretty much banned. New Times itself has suffered such a fate, and now we welcome Esquire magazin ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2010
LeBron James Would Rather Watch Kenny Powers Than His Dallas Cowboys
For reasons that probably make more sense than they should LeBron James' favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys. He's a diehard, apparently. Thing is the Cowboys suck something fierce this season, to the point that they just fired their coach. In fact, James can't even watch them anymore. H ... More >>
News
October 28, 2010
LeBron jerseys for Miami's homeless, courtesy of New Times
For reasons that probably make more sense than they should LeBron James' favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys. He's a diehard, apparently. Thing is the Cowboys suck something fierce this season, to the point that they just fired their coach. In fact, James can't even watch them anymore. H ... More >>
Blogs
August 17, 2010
Whose GQ Cover Was Better: LeBron or Dwyane Wade's?
LeBron James is the cover boy for the all-important September issue of GQ, and in the interview he has some perplexing things to say about Cleveland. Namely that growing up in near-by Akron, Ohio he kind of hated Cleveland, but that he's open to the idea of one day returning to the Cavs. It doesn ... More >>
News
July 15, 2010
Pat Riley summoned forces of evil to lure LeBron to the Heat
LeBron James is the cover boy for the all-important September issue of GQ, and in the interview he has some perplexing things to say about Cleveland. Namely that growing up in near-by Akron, Ohio he kind of hated Cleveland, but that he's open to the idea of one day returning to the Cavs. It doesn ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2010
In Miami, Greed Is Good Again, and It's All Thanks to Evil Genius Pat Riley
Terez OwensFor a city that made a mound of cocaine a must-have desktop accessory and likes its Brittos to match its Lamborghinis, this level of glossy athletic excess is only appropriate: Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James, three of the best ballers in the NBA, all descending on Miami to b ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2010
Jesse Jackson Says LeBron James Was Treated Like "A Runaway Slave"
Cleveland Caveliers owner Dan Gilbert came across as a whiny, sore loser when he posted his now infamous pissed-off, Comic Sans screed when LeBron James dared join the Miami Heat. He called James' actions "heartless and callous" and promised that the Cavs would win a championship before the Heat ... More >>
Blogs
July 9, 2010
LeBron James Might Be an Ohio Traitor, According to Fellow State Natives the Black Keys
For those of you that haven't turned on the TV, listened to the radio, read a newspaper, or spoken to anyone else today, Ohio native LeBron James is signing with the Miami Heat. There have been numerous celebrations, outcries, outrages, jersey burnings, and then some since last night's announceme ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2010
From a Former Clevelander: LeBron James Was an A-hole Long Before the World Realized It
Tonight, if our swamis are correct, LeBron James will announce he is joining the Miami Heat. On national TV. Which, from the perspective of Northeast Ohioans, is the equivalent of dumping your high school sweetheart via a banner flown from a plane. And if he ends up staying in Cleveland, that wil ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2010
Concert Review: The Black Keys at the Fillmore Miami Beach, April 18
The Black KeysThe Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason TheaterApril 18, 2010Better Than: Being stuck between rock and a hard placeThe Review:There was one moment during The Black Keys' Fillmore Miami Beach set that entirely defined what the Akron combo does to and for this thing called rock ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2010
Q&A With the Black Keys, Playing the Fillmore Miami Beach This Sunday Night
The Black KeysThis Sunday night the Fillmore Gleason is gonna rumble with the roar of The Black Keys. The Akron-born two-piece -- which consists of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney -- is hitting to road in support of their upcoming LP, Brothers. New Times sent over a few quick questions via email; he ... More >>
Music
April 15, 2010
The Black Keys Rip Through the Fillmore
The Black KeysThis Sunday night the Fillmore Gleason is gonna rumble with the roar of The Black Keys. The Akron-born two-piece -- which consists of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney -- is hitting to road in support of their upcoming LP, Brothers. New Times sent over a few quick questions via email; he ... More >>
Calendar
April 8, 2010
Keys to Success
The Black KeysThis Sunday night the Fillmore Gleason is gonna rumble with the roar of The Black Keys. The Akron-born two-piece -- which consists of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney -- is hitting to road in support of their upcoming LP, Brothers. New Times sent over a few quick questions via email; he ... More >>
News
February 25, 2010
Cuban killer Luis Posada Carriles goes on trial
The Black KeysThis Sunday night the Fillmore Gleason is gonna rumble with the roar of The Black Keys. The Akron-born two-piece -- which consists of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney -- is hitting to road in support of their upcoming LP, Brothers. New Times sent over a few quick questions via email; he ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2009
Burger King and STA Travel UK Launch Burger Pilgrimage World Burger Tour
Image via burgerking.co.uk Burger King started in Miami in 1954, and they're still headquartered here at 5505 Blue Lagoon Drive, but the past 55 years have taken the company on a bottom line quest for global domination. According to BurgerKing.com, the corporation ope ... More >>
Blogs
February 25, 2008
Monday Afternoon Music Fix: Black Thought, Black Keys and Lot's of Free Music.
Image via burgerking.co.uk Burger King started in Miami in 1954, and they're still headquartered here at 5505 Blue Lagoon Drive, but the past 55 years have taken the company on a bottom line quest for global domination. According to BurgerKing.com, the corporation ope ... More >>
Culture
October 4, 2007
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September 27, 2007
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November 30, 2006
Bowled by Cowles
MAM's new photo exhibit is not to be missed
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September 9, 2004
Black Keys
Rubber Factory Fat Possum/Anti
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April 10, 2003
Clip It Good
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Music
January 10, 2002
Back in Black
Words to the wise from Last Poet Umar Bin Hassan
Film
September 6, 2001
Metal Meltdown
Marky Mark becomes a rock star, but he doesn't get to enjoy it
Music
July 5, 2001
Baby Steps
Bobby Baker's Baby Robots: A blast from Boca
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June 8, 2000
Devo
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News of the Weird
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Truth or Dare
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Open with a Pair
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October 16, 1991
Asleep at the Wheel
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